From a perceived death sentence to immense hope, a story from Cameroon As the Global Fund commemorates its 20th anniversary, I wish to share my experience and journey of 20 years of living with HIV. In 2001, pregnant and full of hope and confidence for the future, I discovered my HIV-positive status during an antenatal…
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The Global Fund to fight HIV, TB and malaria invest in countries following a step-by-step process. It decides on the Global Disease Split using epidemiology and income category to obtain a formula-derived allocation per country. Then, the Global Fund conducts “qualitative adjustments”. What is the qualitative adjustment? Qualitative adjustments are refinements to formula-derived amounts (FDAs)…
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The two-day meeting that brought together 32 delegates from 13 countries classified as Challenging Operating Environments (COE) by the Global Fund has come to a close. The meeting, organized by the African Constituency Bureau, was launched on June 22 in Lomé (Togo) by Mrs. Zoutéhatou Kassah-Traoré, Minister of Public Works and Chairperson of the Country…
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The following information is taken primarily from the Challenging Operating Environment Policy published in English and French on the Global Fund website What is it all about? Challenging operating environments are countries or regions characterized by: Weak governance; Poor access to health services; and Man-made or natural crises. How is a country classified as a…
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The Link Between Health and Domestic Resource Mobilization As a continent, Africa has lagged behind developmentally for far too long. The good news is its modern leaders are dissatisfied with the status quo and are eager for changes that will propel African nations towards a new age of technological advancement and economic power. Despite this…
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In the 1990s, the disclosure of an HIV positive status was very often followed by a break in social and family bonds. The dreadful images surrounding the virus led to stigma, marginalization and discrimination of people living with HIV. While these people have gained greater acceptance in recent years, certain stigmatizing and discriminatory representations, perceptions…
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The Annual Consultative Meeting of the Global Fund’s African Constituency Bureau is the opportunity to bring together the 46 countries of the African constituencies to exchange views on the policy issues which are the topics for discussion on the agenda for the Global Fund Board Meeting. This year is special. The African Constituency Bureau is celebrating…
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This resistance, already reported in some countries of the continent, simply translates into longer recovery time. But it is feared that in the long term, it might cause the treatment to become totally ineffective. Malaria experts are concerned about the increasing resistance of the malaria pathogen Plasmodium falciparum to artemisinin-based combination therapies (ACTs), the only…
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The Global Fund WCA board member and Minister of health of the Democratic Republic of Congo H.E Dr Jean Jacques Mbungani along with the leadership of the African Constituency Bureau for the Global Fund (ACB) met with Dr John Nkengasong Director of Africa CDC. Noting the fact that Global Health Institutions (GHIs) such as The…
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In 21 years, the share of the budget allocated to health in Cameroon has never exceeded 7%. The reasons for this underperformance are related to insufficient political will, low capacity to mobilize resources and poor use of available funds. This is a failure that strikes the mind of anyone with an interest in the implementation…
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